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From public radio station KUER and journalist Andrea Smardon, Next Door Strangers is a podcast about finding connection in a time of division. We don’t know if this is going to work, but we’re hoping you can help. Each episode will end with a challenge where we ask you to think about your part in all of this, and maybe even change things. It might take you out of your comfort zone, but maybe that’s exactly what we need right now.Read more »

From public radio station KUER and journalist Andrea Smardon, Next Door Strangers is a podcast about finding connection in a time of division. We don’t know if this is going to work, but we’re hoping you can help. Each episode will end with a challenge where we ask you to think about your part in all of this, and maybe even change things. It might take you out of your comfort zone, but maybe that’s exactly what we need right now.Read Less

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Picture this: People are gathered around in the living room talking about politics. Or religion. You know, the big stuff that it seems like nobody agrees on. The people in the room don’t agree either, but they aren’t fighting. Believe it or not, this scene is taking place in living rooms across the country. In this episode, Andrea explores how and why people are voluntarily getting out of their comfort zones by engaging people with different viewpoints. Joan Blades , a co-founder of Living Room Conversations , explains how to host one of these gatherings on your own. We’ll even give you a blueprint for how you can make yourself uncomfortable too.

Picture this: People are gathered around in the living room talking about politics. Or religion. You know, the big stuff that it seems like nobody agrees on. The people in the room don’t agree either, but they aren’t fighting. Believe it or not, this scene is taking place in living rooms across the country. In this episode, Andrea explores how and why people are voluntarily getting out of their comfort zones by engaging people with different viewpoints. Joan Blades , a co-founder of Living Room Conversations , explains how to host one of these gatherings on your own. We’ll even give you a blueprint for how you can make yourself uncomfortable too.